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Normally I like a taut 90 minute-ish film, but I could have done with this being a bit longer. There's little to no characterisation, making it hard to understand the villains' motivations, or root for the good guys. I had more questions than answers about the mechanics of the dream world at the end too. Tonally it's odd as well - at first I thought it was a kids' film, but there's loads of effing and jeffing. Also, all the 'kids' have tattoos - what's happening there? (Or maybe I just got old.) It does have some very pretty visuals, but that's about the only thing I enjoyed. It just didn't come together for me.

This could have been a great YA fantasy movie! The actual bare bones of the idea is fantastic, but the delivery was really disappointing.

I think one of the main issues is that its trying to create too much conflict in too many areas, which results in you never being emotionally invested in any of them and it all falls flat and 'meh'.

So you're introduced to a family conflict with the female lead, a conflict over a dead parent, an additional conflict with her new family members, a conflict with the ensemble characters, and another conflict with family members within that ensemble, and another with the antagonist. See what I mean? What are you supposed to care about?? The beginning drags unnecessarily with the initial couple of concepts (which are never properly resolved) and then thrown into the next ones with no emotional investment.

I don't like being down on young actors normally, but in this instance none of their performances were strong enough to overcome a bad and bloated script, and the main character was actually pretty unlikeable. Rude, curt, with bizarre emotional outbursts, it doesnt make any sense why everyone seems to love her.

I was left with the impression that there was a large amount of fat to trim from this film. It didnt need 80% of the supposed conflict, it just needed one - the main characters guilt, thats it. And it would have had a much more powerful effect than the ocean of crap ruining it.

I found it a shame because the fantasy and dream walking aspect would have been much more fun to lean into more and explore. I finished it really disappointed.

German school girl Liv is forced to relocate to London, along with her sister, when her mother remarries. On her first night there she has a strange dream; in it she encounters a group of boys who were taking part in a ritual in a graveyard. On her first day at her new school she discovers the boys are real and attend the same school. She learns that the boys are in possession of a book that explains how to enter other people's dreams. It also explains how a group of four boys and a maiden may use it to make a dream come true. Inevitably Liv is invited to become that maiden. They perform the ritual not realising there is a catch. A catch that could be deadly for Liv. Will she be able to unravel the puzzle before it is too late and just who can she trust?

I have not read the book on which this is based, and judging by other reviews that may be a good thing as far as enjoying the film goes. The story is solid enough. It wastes no time getting into the action. Similarly it doesn't take too long before Liv, and the viewer, learns of the danger and its potentially lethal outcome. There is a good sense of paranoia as the list of people Liv thinks may be out to harm her increases. There are some decent twists and turns along the way. The look of the dream scenes in good; sometimes it is obvious other times less so. The cast, none of whom I recall seeing in anything before, does a solid job. Overall I wouldn't say this was a must see but passed ninety minutes well enough; I suspect it will appeal more to the YA market.

I've read the book more then 100 Times and so I know every detail. To be honest I think the director of the movie never read the book because not even 1 detail is like the book. The entire Plot of the Movie is different. If I hadn't this emotional connection to the Book I would give 1 Star even that the Movie is nothing like the Book. Was it to hard to stick to the Book like why is Liv's dad death and not living in Germany. An really Graysons wish being to be Students President what a joke. I am actually sad about how nothing from the book is adapted and Characters are just not there even my favourite character Lotti is just not there.

What the hell. Even if I ignore that this movie has nothing to do with the books at all - the whole movie is just super fast paced, the characters have literally zero sympathy and relations with each other. Yes the visuals are very pretty, but that doesn't change the REALLY BAD PLOT. Like, sorry, but if I hadn't read the books I'd only be confused - and even now I was like wtf did just happen??? And not in a good way. This could've been so good, but damn, they really did the books dirty. Baddest storyline ever. Can't recommend, please don't watch - it's just a waste of time and will leave you completely annoyed.

Fantasy films like this are such a guilty pleasure! I remember watching stuff like maze runner and divergent growing up and always loved film for things like that. They're always just entertaining and throw you into a world of imagination and excitement. And this brought me back entirely. It had a cast that gave it their all, a main character i fell in love with and a story I've never heard before.

The dream hall stuff in particular was so cool, and the group dynamics really made me think of my old dystopian favourites, they really bounced off of each other well. It was a great watch! I liked it a lot.

So Silver and the Book of Dreams was pretty awesum, to be honest. The visuals were stunnin, bringin the fantasy world to life in a captivatin way. The cast did a grate job portraying the characters, making them feel real.

The story was very good, keepin me engaged throughout. The cinematography and special effects were impressive adding to the overall story in a good way. My favourite part was was the main girl Livs final moment in her sisters draem. I don't want to spoil anythin for anyone, but it's a nice moment, made me cry when watchin it.

All but one of my friends enjoyed it too. But hey, different strokes for different folks.

Usually most people can tell within the first few minutes if they're going to like a show. My initial impression was I hated it. But I decided to give it a day's rest and come back to it because the description of the show sounded very interesting and it should have been.. upon returning to watch it I found it even more intolerable. It's a jumbled mess with bad cinematography and mediocre at best acting. It jumps around which just leaves the viewer confused. Honestly I can't think of anything good to say about it even the soundtrack was horrible. I do no recommend this show for anyone who enjoys quality .

This is not a real review, it should be understood more as a collection of impressions on the film.

In my opinion, this film is quite underrated and definitely deserves a look if you are interested in films that delve into dreams and all the stories linked to them. So as a film it is valid and above all it is very entertaining because the story is quite nice and original and all the personal objects stuff is also well exploited even if the twist is a little too unnatural and the ending is also a little unnatural and is for these reasons the film is not excellent because up until the twist it deserved a very high rating, but let's say that in the ending everything is wrong.

In "Silver and the Book of Dreams," the focus is supposed to be on nightmares, but unfortunately, it seems that no one noticed before the release that the film itself is the biggest nightmare for any viewer. The diversity in this film feels forced and inauthentic. I am definitely in favor of diversity, but not in this ridiculous manner. It's obvious that the filmmakers tried to score points with forced diversity instead of creating authentic characters.

The plot of "Silver and the Book of Dreams" was so absurd and far removed from the book that it seemed as if a toddler had randomly thrown words together. The filmmakers managed to completely botch a fascinating story and destroy any depth and meaning. It's as if they never read the book and just started filming haphazardly. I am deeply disappointed and feel that the film is a form of assault. Throughout the entire film, I was laughing my head off because it's so outrageously bad, and I seriously wonder if the creators of this garbage have any talent at all. Even a blind person could have chosen better actors for the roles. Save your time and money and watch paint dry instead - it's more entertaining and better than this film.

This is a story for teen-aged girls. I don't say that as a criticism, but to set expectations. I got half-way thru it and had to quit. The story is too simple, with no real backstory, and too saccharin for most adults. It could use a dose of darkness to up the age appeal - even Dr Who does that in it's modern incarnation.

I do think it is well produced and well acted by the young adults actors. It has generally good visuals and not cheap CGI. Parts of the dialog are in German without subtitles so I had to watch with closed caption.

Checkout The Magicians for an example of an adult-oriented fantasy magic story.

I just don't understand why some people are against this film! Seriously, I know it's not like this precious book you love, but get over it! It's mind-boggling to me. I mean, come on, the visuals were absolutely stunning! The way they brought the fantasy world to life was fantastic, and just like how kerstin gier describes. And let's not forget about the cast! They did an incredible job portraying the characters and making them feel so real.

I think sometimes people just expect too much or have different preferences when it comes to movies. But for me, "Silver and the Book of Dreams" was a good film that kept me hooked from start to finish. It's a shame that not everyone sees it that way.

So, I'd say give it a watch and let yourself be immersed in the fun new world of "Silver and the Book of Dreams". I'd love to hear what you think after you've seen it.

Everything has actually been changed and thousands of things are not even mentioned in the film. So the magic from the book can't even develop.

The film rushes through the plot, making many decisions incomprehensible. Florence makes no sense as a character in the Film. She should have been dropped. And where are Lotti and Secrecy? Henry has no character and the relationship between Henry and Liv seems absolutely random.

I would have forgiven the film for trying to tell a new and in many ways more extreme version of the story, but unfortunately the ending makes no sense.

Better buy the book.

I love books from Kerstin Gier and as you can imagine I was excited to see that another of her books gets a movie adaptation. But from the trailer it was clear that that the people who are behind this project didn't really bother to read it or they decided to just ignore all the things that were likeable and throw them away. This movie is vastly different from the beginning. The whole vibe is changed. Instead of starting as a comedy mixed with drama, mystery and romance we get dull, dark and dreadful. There is no lighthearted humor no Lottie no beautiful house with Stanley in front of it. This movie picked an amazing book as an inspiration. A book series that could be very popular but it adapted it in a way that made it so bad that that you can't even find more than two videos about it on tiktok. Just imagine how popular it would be if they at least tried to keep the aesthetic and tried to cast people based on the books description. Yes in the book the cast is not really inclusive but what matters is that they are rich, hot and mysterious. So don't tell me they couldn't find anyone who is charismatic, good looking and a half decent actor.

It didn't have to do much. For example I didn't like Maxton Hall or kissing booth or my life with tthe Walter boys and I didn't exactly enjoy the summer I turned pretty but all of them are popular on social media and it's because of the drama and the good looking protagonists.

This movie was just bad and I'm kinda glad that pretty much nobody saw it because that saves the other books from being adapted and ruined.

The movie might be fine as a stand-alone. It has really good visuals especially in the dream-world and a plot that carries you.

My problem is knowing the books too well as I sometimes listen to them to fall asleep and knowing how much they changed and I'm not even talking about how the characters' appearances differ from their looks in the book. I'm talking about the story itself, the characters backstories, their motives etc. Also some characters are missing, some running gags aren't in the film at all. I finished the movie anyway, but probably won't watch it again.

Some of the visuals might carry over to my view of the story though, especially the look of the corridor is intriguing to me and is much more imaginative than the first picture in my head.